Stilettos    (<— Click the link to go to the original post)

Before I met my husband, I loved my shoes as much as I had ever loved any man. How could I not? I have been thin; I have been fat. My shoes always fit. I am, shall we say, vertically challenged. My shoes lift me to new heights. They make me feel sexy, authoritative, and just a little naughty. So, I dedicate this Throwback Thursday to my stilettos.

(The featured image on the original post was taken on a Halloween when I was dressed as a flapper girl. That’s why I look like a lamp.)

Sunset Daydream   (<— Click the link to go to the original post & to view the new image)

Throwback Thursday! “Sunset Daydream” was originally posted on the very day this blog was born. It was actually written 18 years ago, after the sudden and tragic death of a friend who was like a little brother to me. The day of his funeral was particularly difficult – not just the funeral, the whole day. As I drove home that night I witnessed a sunset that just made me feel like everything was going to be alright.

(The sunset in the featured photo was not the same sunset that inspired this poem. The cotton candy clouds are similar, though not as full nor as vivid as they were that night.)

Unholy Death

This Throwback Thursday is a true throwback. Not only was this post published to my blog in its very early days, but the poem itself was actually written about 20 years ago. The subject matter is heavy, but it’s still one of my all time favorites. I hope you enjoy.

I’m still hammering out some changes to the novel currently in progress. I really need to decide on a title for that thing too. I am kicking around maybe “Criminal Element” or “Malice Aforethought”. I like them both but am not in love with either. Anyway, I digress…

Today’s post is actually one of my first posts. More accurately, it was my 2nd post ever and was put up on the day this blog was born. I hope you find it worthy of “Throwback Thursday”.

Tragic Reunion: A Love Story